Manuel Nicolás Carizza (born 23 August 1984 in Rosario) is an Argentine

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footballer who usually plays as a lock. He currently plays for French

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side . He started his career with Argentine club

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until he joined French side in 2005. He spent seven years at Biarritz before joining for the 2012–13 season. In 2014, he signed for South African Super Rugby side the and also played for their affiliated domestic provincial side , but returned to Racing Métro (since rebranded as ) for the 2015–16 season. He made his international debut for Argentina in December 2004 in a match against

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, which the Springboks won by 39 points to 7. He next played for the Pumas in April 2005, where he was called up to the starting line-up against Japan. He then played in the November Tests against the Springboks,

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and

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. He was capped in June 2006 in one of the Tests against

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during the hosting of a two match series, which Argentina eventually won. He was capped against

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and

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in July, in the starting line-up for both games. He signed for

n Super Rugby side the for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

Honours

Racing 92 Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...

: 2015–16

References

External links

Manuel Carizza
on ercrugby.com

on lequipe.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Carizza, Manuel 1984 births Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine rugby union players Living people Rugby union locks Biarritz Olympique players Racing 92 players Stormers players Argentina international rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa Expatriate rugby union players in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine expatriate rugby union players 2011 Rugby World Cup players